According to the national nonprofit, Home Safety Council, accidental poisoning is the second leading cause of home injury death in the United States. Yet, a new survey by the Council found th

In the current issue of the journal Circulation, a research team from the Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC) Heart & Vascular Center report their initial experience with a novel ima

Child passengers, ages 12 to 17, are more likely to die in a car crash than younger children, according to a study released in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. This risk incr

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has received notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Aerocrine, Inc. (http://www.aerocrine.com) announced that NIOX MINO (

Osteotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTE), a leader in the emerging field of biologic solutions for regenerative medicine, announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its 510(k) s

Mpex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development has granted Mpex orphan drug designation for levofloxacin solutio

According to a recent article in the AmericanJournal of Respiratory and Clinical Care Medicine ICU stays, treatment duration, and hospital costs may be reducedif a blood test and a decisi

Testing hospitalized patients for drug-resistant infections can reduce mortality, decrease length of stay and reduce cost of care, according to a new report released by AdvaMed, the Advanced Med

PhytoMedical Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: PYTO) (FWB: ET6), announced positive results from new tests of the Company's patented 'next generation' anti-cancer compounds, which have demonstrated the a

Scientists in Scotland have unexpectedly discovered that black tea may help to combat type 2 diabetes. The discovery is at the laboratory stage and the research team is hoping to get funding to

Black teen mothers who have depression after giving birth are at higher risk of a subsequent pregnancy than teen mothers who are not depressed, according to a study in the Archives of Pedia

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As economic conditions in Zimbabwe worsen, an increasing number of people living with HIV/A

China's Ministry of Health on Friday released new regulations that aim to strengthen the supervision and management of blood collection centers

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Monday announced that it will begin accepting grant proposals on March 31 for the fir

Although electronic health records have been considered the Next Big Thing in health care for the past two decades, 90% of U.S. physicians and more than two-thirds of U.S. hospitals continue to

Office of Management and Budget Director Jim Nussle on Monday sent a letter to the House and Senate

CMS estimates that Medicare payments to physicians will decline by 10.6% below current levels on July 1 and by 15.4% below current levels on Ja

HHS did not ensure that two Medicaid pilot projects in Florida and Vermont would be budget neutral before approving them, according to a

The Supreme Court on Monday voted 4-4 in a case related to whether FDA approval of medications protects manufacturers from product liability lawsui

Prescription drug advertisements prompt nearly one-third of U.S. adults to ask their physicians about an advertised medicine, and 82% of those who ask about drugs are given a prescription, accord

House Democrats plan to send to the floor a mental health parity bill (HR 1424) financed by limits on the growth o

U.S. District Judge David Coar ruled on Friday that an Illinois law requiring minors to notify their parents before obtaining abortions will remain on hold because it fails to provide minors wit

eFoodSafety.com, Inc. (OTCBB: EFSF, http://www.efoodsafety.com), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Knock-Out Technologies

Provista Life Sciences LLC and Sonora Quest Laboratories announced a collaborative effort that will allow doctors and patients seeking to obtain Provista Life Science's BT Test™ for breast c

ProVation® Medical, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, announced that Piedmont Gastroenterology Specialists has selected ProVation MD and ProVation MultiCaregiver software for physician and nursin

Happiness in life is as much down to having the right genetic mix as it is to personal circumstances according to a recent study.Psychologists at the University of Edinburgh working with

Smoking marijuana (cannabis) does not increase the user's risk of head and neck cancer, according to a new study published in the March 2008 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

SleepBetter.org, an educational sleep resource Web site, offers studied tips on successfully adjusting to the new sleep sche